70 Horse& Hound1 August 2019
UPTONONTHEUP
BUBBYUPTON,20,is a pony,juniorandyoungriderEuropean
medallist,butmorethanheldherownatBurghamintheCCI4*-S
against seniorriders.
Shefinisheda seventhwithher 2017 junior
EuropeansgoldmedalpartnerErosDHI(pictured)and
12thwithCannavaro,onbothhorses’firstcompletion
atthislevel.ShefinishedfifthintheCCI3*-Swith
MJM Bobby Dazzler, who was also stepping up a level.
ONETO
WATC H
EVENTING
BURGHAM
26-28 Ju
DOMINANTFORCE
TWOpolesdowninthe
showjumpingputpaidto
dressageleadersRobynGrayand
Gelukkig’schanceofvictoryinthe
MetnorGroupCCI2*-S.Robyn,
a former Flat and National Hunt
jockey,admittedthe17.2hhmare
findsthisphasechallengingdue
tohersize,but“alwaystriesher
heartout”.
Thedominantforceinthe
classcameintheshapeofHarry
Meade,whotookfirstand
thirdplaceswithPeterHarris’
MerrywellTraditionandJohn
andChloePerryandAlison
Swinburn’sBrookfieldCavalier
Cruise.TomJacksonseparated
thepairwiththeultra-consistent
Swedish-bredAskForManchier.
Allthreecombinationscompleted
ontheirdressagescores.
Allthreecross-countrytracks
rodewell,withproblemsspread
outacrossthemostchallenging
questionsposedatthethreelevels
asexpected.DavidEvanshad
tweakeda coupleofthefour-star
combinationsandintroduceda
newfour-fencequestionat9abcd,
which caught out a handful at the
IzzyTaylorandSpringwindVangelisheadthefieldfrompillar to post
to score victory in an OI section — their first win together
British-basedIrishrider
SusieBerryfinishes
secondintheCCI3*-S
aboard John The Bull
AaronMillarand
LeonardoVIIIfinish
fourthinthe
CCI3*-Sontheir
dressage score
b andd elements.Thequestion
compriseda rolltop,followedby
twoskinniesonseparatemounds
ona relatedright-handcurve.The
challengewascompletedwitha
robustlogcorneroffa left-hand
curve, which invited run-outs to
theright—aninvitationsome
dulyaccepted.
WinsinSaturday’stwoopen
intermediate(OI)sectionsset
thestandardforOliverand
Izzy’shorsesintheinternational
sections.Oliverheadedsection
GwithDianaandPaulRidgeon’s
Ulises,bringingthenow12-year-
oldbacktothevenuewherethey
contestedtheirfirstcompetition
togetherin 2016 afterOliver
tookovertheridefrom
AndrewNicholson.
Izzyandeight-year-old
SpringwindVangelisledsection
Hfrompillartoposttonotchup
theirfirstwinasa partnershipand
a successforhisowner-breeders,
LynnandLizzieMatthews’
ShortlandsParkStud.Thiswin
hopefullypavesthewayfora
successfulruninnextweekend’s
Britishnovicechampionship at
Gatcombe Park.H&H
‘I’dhopedhe’dgowellhereas
he’s gotit all—hejustneeds
moremileage’
PIGGY FRENCH ON HIGHDOWN MARCH